Deval Patrick Makes Stanley Cup Bet with Governor of Illinois

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Larysa

Massachusetts and Illinois will be fixated on the Stanley Cup finals over the next few days, and it appears the governors of those states will be as well. Tuesday, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick announced the wager made between himself and Illinois governor Pat Quinn over the outcome of the series between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. Under the terms of the wager, if the Bruins win, Quinn will volunteer at the Greater Boston Food Bank. If the Blackhawks win, Patrick will volunteer at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Both governors exchanged some good-natured trash talk along Continue reading >>>

Boston Bombing Paranoia Nostalgia: Boston Really Was Planning a Backpack …

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Larysa

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in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine,
ninety five. It’s got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair
trigger. That’s right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?

Special, Hourlong ‘Greater Boston’ Examines Whitey Bulger Saga

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Larysa

As opening statements get underway in the James “Whitey” Bulger trial, Emily Rooney examines the decades long saga of Boston’s most notorious gangster on Greater Boston Wednesday night at 7. Rooney tells the Whitey story from the very beginning in South Boston to his capture and impending trial. The broadcast Special includes past interviews with key players like former FBI agent John Connolly and convicted mobster Kevin Weeks plus analysis of opening arguments. Wednesday night from 7-8 on WGBH. Continue reading >>>

VariGuard Technology Protects the Treaty of Paris and the Denver Diorama … – Virtual

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Lara

WOODBURY, N.Y., June 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research Frontiers' (Nasdaq:REFR) VariGuard business unit announced that its SPD-Smart technology is being used to protect the historic Treaty of Paris and the Denver Diorama from damaging visible light exposure. Treaty of Paris The Treaty of Paris, a featured object of a new exhibition by the Bostonian Society entitled "1763: A Revolutionary Peace", is showcased in a display case that uses VariGuard technology. The case remains in its light-blocking and most protective state until a museum Continue reading >>>

VariGuard Technology Protects the Treaty of Paris and the Denver Diorama …

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Lara

VariGuard Technology Protects the Treaty of Paris and the Denver Diorama From Light Damage VariGuard Technology Dramatically Reduces an Artifact's Exposure to Damaging UV and Visible Light WOODBURY, N.Y., June 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research Frontiers' (Nasdaq:REFR) VariGuard business unit announced that its SPD-Smart technology is being used to protect the historic Treaty of Paris and the Denver Diorama from damaging visible light exposure. Treaty of Paris The Treaty of Paris, a featured object of a new exhibition by the Bostonian Society entitled "1763: A Revolutionary Continue reading >>>

VariGuard Technology Protects the Treaty of Paris and the Denver Diorama …

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Lara

Gov. Quinn announces Stanley Cup wager with Mass. Gov. Patrick

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Larysa

Story by 89 WLS Web Writer Kim Rasmussen (CHICAGO) Governor Pat Quinn has announced the wager he made with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick concerning the Stanley Cup Final. The governor of the losing team's state will volunteer at the food bank of the winning governor's choice. If the Chicago Blackhawks win, Patrick will volunteer at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. If the Boston Bruins win, Quinn will volunteer at the Greater Boston Food Bank. “Governor Patrick is skating on thin ice by betting against the mighty Chicago Blackhawks,” Quinn said. “But the Greater Chicago Food Continue reading >>>

TIME Snags Reuters’ Political Scribe

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Lara

TIME‘s Managing Editor Rick Stengel announced the new hire of Sam Jacobs in a morning memo. Jacobs was most recently a national political correspondent for Reuters. He will be a senior editor at Time.com. Stengel is quite congratulatory, but he does give him crap about his Boston roots, saying, “A graduate of Harvard and an obsessed Bostonian, Sam will happily bore you about all things New England.” See the full memo… FROM: Rick Stengel and Edward Felsenthal TO: TIME Staff All, We’re delighted to report two exciting developments at Time.com. First, for a second month in Continue reading >>>

US Attorney Carmen Ortiz Named the Boston Globe Magazine’s “Bostonian of …

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Lara

BOSTON--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The Boston Globe Magazine announced today that it has selected US Attorney Carmen Ortiz as “Bostonian of the Year” for 2011. She will be featured in a special edition of The Sunday Globe magazine on January 1, and online at www.bostonglobe.com/magazine and boston.com. The magazine will also include profiles of several other Bostonians notable for their achievements in 2011. “Ms. Ortiz’ successful prosecutions of corruption cases have had an indelible impact on the Massachusetts political landscape.” Continue reading >>>

Liberty City: Meet The Real Boston

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Lara

I can imagine what people see in their minds when they hear the word “Boston” lately – the wide sidewalks of Copley Square, finish line of the Boston Marathon and site of recent bombings, empty but for rescue workers and first responders? Then there are the images of a city at a standstill, as law enforcement from all over the United States searched for an injured, scared nineteen year old bomber. These images made people from outside wonder: “Is this really necessary?” I have seen Copley Square for the first time countless times, through the eyes of foreigners and friends, and still, Continue reading >>>